PHA-10020 - Module Specification
School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

n/a

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

This module provides an integrated and fully contextualised introduction to the laboratory skills embedded in the BSc Pharmaceutical Science, Technology and Business programme. The module aims to develop knowledge and skills in a wide variety of laboratory-based disciplines by demonstrating the linkages between seemingly disparate topics in science.
The integrated approach taken throughout this module will enable students to develop a deeper understanding of the topics covered, as well as underlying common aspects of health and safety practice which underpin safe and professional laboratory working.
The laboratory classes are supported by workshops, lectures and classes which provide support for key aspects of laboratory practice, including health and safety, numeracy and calculations and feedback and feed-forward sessions which will inform and support student development throughout the module.
Linkages between the various integrated modules within the programme will be highlighted at every opportunity and students will begin to understand how advances in knowledge within science and technology drive drug discovery and business development within the global pharmaceutical industry.

To provide an integrated introduction to the laboratory-focused elements of the essential scientific disciplines and numeracy which underpin further studies towards the BSc in Pharmaceutical Science, Technology and Business.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding, at a basic level, of the main scientific and technological principles supporting selected areas of biology and biomedicine: 1,2
Outline the structures and roles of common biological molecules and describe their chemical and physical properties
: 1,2
Identify common organic molecular structures and functional groups and write suitable reaction mechanisms for their interconversion
: 1,2
Demonstrate knowledge of the basic thermodynamic principles that govern the progress of chemical reactions both in vitro and in vivo: 1,2
Explain the kinetics of a chemical or biological process, and describe and apply methods for determining the rate of that process both in vitro and in vivo
: 1,2
Recognise how the structural features, stereochemistry and functional groups responsible for chemical and physical properties can influence the biological activity of molecules and, hence, the drug design process
: 1,2
Develop and employ experimental, analytical and reporting skills in the successful completion of appropriate manipulative practical exercises: 1,2
Acquire data from experiments, analyse and manipulate it using appropriate techniques, and apply methods for the presentation of data, including statistical analysis and choosing an appropriate method of presentation
: 1,2
Recognise and apply appropriately the health and safety practices and policies required for a wide range of pharmaceutical science laboratory classes, including appropriate documentation: 1,2
Demonstrate and apply the appropriate levels of numeracy and IT skills requisite for further study in pharmaceutical science at all levels to perform common scientific calculations with precision and accuracy: 1,2

Study hours

Teaching:
Laboratory classes: 70 hours (approximately 28 hours biosciences and 42 hours chemical sciences);
Workshops, lectures, lab debrief sessions and calculations classes: 30 hours
Directed study: 100 hours
Independent study: 100 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment